Exeter City FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Exeter City FC

1 – 1

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Northampton Town FC

Sat 1 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC St. James Park 6,834 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 42' Dara Costelloe

Sonny Cox 87' 1–1

Y 51' Terry Taylor

Ilmari Niskanen 69' Y

Sonny Cox 89' Y

Caleb Watts 89' Y

Y 90' Dara Costelloe

Overview

Match Preview

Exeter City FC vs Northampton Town FC — League One at St. James Park.

Exeter City FC 46 games · 49 pts (2026/27)
Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Charles Breakspear
Assistant 1 Justin Amey
Assistant 2 Marcus Carmichael (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	14	26
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Plymouth Argyle FC	14	23
6	Reading FC	14	22
7	Bradford City AFC	13	22
8	Cambridge United FC	14	21
9	Sheffield Wednesday FC	13	20
10	Leicester City FC	13	19
11	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
12	Milton Keynes Dons FC	13	18
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	14	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	Notts County FC	12	14
18	AFC Wimbledon	13	13
19	Blackpool FC	12	12
20	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
21	Wigan Athletic FC	14	11
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	12	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Exeter City FC 6 games · Avg 2.0 goals Northampton Town FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-01 Exeter City FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC 2024-08-17 Northampton Town FC 2–1 Exeter City FC 2024-04-20 Northampton Town FC 1–2 Exeter City FC 2023-09-30 Exeter City FC 0–2 Northampton Town FC

Recent Form

Exeter City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Mar	Northampton Town FC	H	1–1	D
22 Feb	Charlton Athletic FC	A	0–3	L
15 Feb	Cambridge United FC	A	1–0	W
11 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–4	L
01 Feb	Stevenage FC	A	1–4	L
28 Jan	Leyton Orient FC	H	2–6	L

Northampton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Mar	Exeter City FC	A	1–1	D
25 Feb	Barnsley FC	H	1–2	L
22 Feb	Bristol Rovers FC	H	2–1	W
15 Feb	Wrexham AFC	H	0–2	L
07 Feb	Mansfield Town FC	A	1–0	W
01 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	3–2	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Northampton Town FC get us underway at St. James Park.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Exeter City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Northampton Town FC's shape.
15' It’s high time Kevin Nolan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' It looks surprising Northampton Town FC does not make any changes. Ryan Trevitt has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' A tactical swap from Exeter City FC — Ilmari Niskanen on, Jack McMillan off on 25 minutes.
30' Exeter City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Northampton Town FC backline.
35' Northampton Town FC come into this ranked 17 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Exeter City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
42' Dara Costelloe has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 42 minutes.
47' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
51' Terry Taylor has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 51.
56' Ali Koiki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 57 appearances.
61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tony Yogane made 353 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
65' The supporters are chanting for Reece Cole. He replaces Jack Aitchison on 65 minute.
68' Northampton Town FC make a change. Tariqe Fosu-Henry trudges off to be replaced by Tyler Roberts on 68 minutes.
69' Ilmari Niskanen picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
69' The Northampton Town FC bench stirs into life. Aaron McGowan is withdrawn and Ali Koiki gets his opportunity.
74' A change in the Exeter City FC ranks — Ryan Trevitt exits the field as Joel Colwill enters on 74.
79' Northampton Town FC have won 158 goals from 191 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
84' A tactical swap from Northampton Town FC — William Hondermarck on, Tyler Magloire off on 84 minutes.
87' What composure from Sonny Cox! The England international strokes it home. 1-1.
89' Exeter City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 89.
90' The Northampton Town FC bench stirs into life. Dara Costelloe is withdrawn and James Wilson gets his opportunity.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Dara Costelloe argues furiously but the card stands.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Exeter City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Reece Cole ↑ 65'
14
Ilmari Niskanen ↑ 25'
17
Caleb Watts ↑ 74'
8
Ed Francis
16
Patrick Jones
23
Joel Colwill ↑ 74'
19
Sonny Cox

Coach Gary Caldwell

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Sam Hoskins
1
Lee Burge
3
Aaron McGowan ↓ Ali Koiki 69'
12
Nesta Guinness-Walker
2
Tyler Magloire ↓ William Hondermarck 84'
16
Terry Taylor
35
Max Dyche
15
Dara Costelloe ↓ James Wilson 90'
24
Tariqe Fosu-Henry ↓ Tyler Roberts 68'
10
Mitch Pinnock
8
Ben Perry ↓ Jordan Willis 84'

Bench

19
Tyler Roberts ↑ 68'
6
Jordan Willis ↑ 84'
11
James Wilson ↑ 90'
14
Ali Koiki ↑ 69'
23
William Hondermarck ↑ 84'
13
Nikola Tzanev
30
Samy Chouchane

Coach Kevin Nolan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tristan Crama	1
Dara Costelloe	1
Sonny Cox	1
Sam Hoskins	1
Patrick Brough	1
Jon Guthrie	1
Will Aimson	1
Luke Harris	1

Head to Head

Exeter City FC Form

2025-03-01 Exeter City FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2025-02-22 Charlton Athletic FC 3–0 Exeter City FC L 2025-02-15 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Exeter City FC W 2025-02-11 Exeter City FC 2–4 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-02-01 Stevenage FC 4–1 Exeter City FC L 2025-01-28 Exeter City FC 2–6 Leyton Orient FC L

Northampton Town FC Form

2025-03-01 Exeter City FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2025-02-25 Northampton Town FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2025-02-22 Northampton Town FC 2–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2025-02-15 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Wrexham AFC L 2025-02-07 Mansfield Town FC 0–1 Northampton Town FC W 2025-02-01 Northampton Town FC 3–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.2 Exeter City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.47 Northampton Town FC xG

I would bet for: Exeter City FC or Northampton Town FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Exeter City FC32% Draw28% Northampton Town FC40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Northampton Town FC

68%

Exeter City FC or Northampton Town FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Exeter City FC22% Draw47% Northampton Town FC31%

Actual: Northampton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

9.2%

0 – 0

8.9%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 2

7.4%

1 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

2 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.3%

0 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC

Handicap	Exeter City FC covers	Push	Northampton Town FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	21%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.